Efficacy Study of Standard Ballroom and Latin Dance Program in Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Diabetes; Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Dance program; Behavioral: Self-selected physical activity

• Registration Number: NCT02021890
• Lead Sponsor: University of Bologna

Brief Summary

to test the metabolic and clinical effects of a 6-month program of dancing in subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or obesity, chronically cared for in two diabetes/metabolic units. Self-selection of the leisure time activity program was allowed to increase adherence to the physical activity programs.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-09
• Primary Completion: 2012-07
• Study Completion: 2013-03
• Status Verified: 2013-12
• Study First Submitted: 2013-12-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-12-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-12-20
• Study First Posted: 2013-12-27
• Last Update Posted: 2013-12-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• type 2 diabetes in fairly good metabolic control (glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) < 8.5%) and/or obesity (Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2 or waist circumference >94 cm in males, >80 in females), with/without prediabetes or minor alterations of HbA1c.

Exclusion Criteria

• previous cardiovascular events, muscle-skeletal problems reducing physical ability, any general condition limiting systematic adherence

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
ballroom and Latin dance program	Dance program	two-hour dancing session twice a week
Self-selected physical activity	Self-selected physical activity	self-selected program of physical activity

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
5% reduction in BMI or waist circumference	6 months
improved physical fitness (physical activity exceeding 10 MET-hour/week	6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
0.3% reduction of HbA1c in the presence of diabetes	6 months
10% increase in 6-min walk test	6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetology, General Hospital; 🇮🇹 Gavardo, Brescia, Italy

Unit of Metabolic Diseases and Clinical Dietetics, "Alma Mater Studiorum" University; 🇮🇹 Bologna, Italy